Welcome!

Saturday, April 13, 2013

Essie Maximilian Strasse-Her Review and Comparisons

Happy Saturday! I met a new nail polish friend online and she happens to live in Minnesota. We started talking because she saw my Essie Sand Tropez post and now I talked her into starting a blog:) She had a great saying for the weather we are having in Minnesota..."Lovely Winter we're having this Spring" LOL, love it. I'm excited to see what she comes up with on her blog - I will share it as soon as she starts.

And on to the nail polish...this is Essie "Maximilian Strasse-Her" from the Spring 2013 Madison Ave-Hue Collection.

Essie describes Maximilian Strasse-Her as a cool grey green. I have been so drawn to green nail polish lately and I am so happy that I decided to pick this up.

I would also love to report that the formula on this one was as awesome as Avenue Maintain from this collection. I blogged about it here. Not sure if Essie has improved their formula or if it's a coincidence, but the last two I bought have been wonderfully opaque in two coats.

Here are some other greens I have for comparison. You know when you are in the store and you think of a polish in your stash that closely resembles the one you are thinking of purchasing? My first thought was OPI Thanks a Windmillion. As you can see here, the Essie is quite a bit lighter. And it makes Absolutely Shore look absolutely white. After swatching Ulta Army of 1, I was reminded that I need to wear that one again. I love Army of 1 and highly recommend it.

I hope you have a great weekend. My husband and I have tickets to the Minnesota Twins (baseball) game on Sunday. We are suppose to have another snow storm with up to 9 inches on Saturday night - into Sunday. The reason I mention this is because we have a new baseball stadium that doesn't have a roof....:(

Hi Essie - ugh I am so late in commenting but somehow the hours run through my fingers yesterday - oh well it is what it is.... It is short and sweet for this one: your post made my wishlist longer - Madison Avenue got a pal (my wallet is tempted to give you "the look"). Maximilian Strasse Her is beautiful on you (I already envision some gorgeous Skittlettes à la Essie here)!!! And thank you for the comparison - a lovely Skittle in its own right b.t.w. - it is VERY helpful. I hope the snow storm did not materialize and that you will enjoy a lovely Baseball Game xxx

Awwww! How sweet of you to mention me in your blog! :D <-- made me grin like this! I'm a bit intimidated though...there's no way my blog is going to equal the amazingness of yours...and I'm sure I won't be posting as often just because I'm always so tired when I get home at night. We'll see how it goes though. :) This polish is LOVELY!! Once neutral polishes showed up on my radar, they're now nearing fascination status. ;) This is such a perfect, light, greyish green creme. I could totally come up with some great glitter layering combos using Maximilian Strasse-Her as a base. Absolutely Shore is another one that I'm REALLY digging. :) P.S. Your comparison photos/posts are stellar! And SO helpful!!

Oh good idea, I should layer a glitter over this puppy:) Thanks for the compliments on my blog. Remember, we all start somewhere...have you seen my first few months of photos??? I promise, as with anything, practice helps a lot. You will see your photos get better and better as you go. Just keep your head up and don't try to compare your blog to others. I have made that mistake and still do and it can bring you down sometimes. Just try to enjoy it:) Good luck and I am going to respond to your email right now...:)